Inigo has no fucking clue what he is talking about!! As to your original question it is not risky AT ALL!!!! And unlike someone that has been here weeks and has 70 post.... I have been here a year and KNOW what I am talking about! And though Nomad was correct...he was backwards...it is totally ok to BUY btc that way as you will get the coin...the reverse charges would pertain to the seller..it is easy for the BUYER to claim he didn't authorize he didn't want the charge and get it reversed so the SELLER would get the charge back...but as a buyer you would be ok... So he should have said never sell btc on ebay....but again this is not what the OP even asked.. What the OP asked is if it is ok to send coins straight to your SR account...and that answer is YES! Is it risky..the answer is NO.